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Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, popularly recognized as Youngboy Never Broke Again or NBA Youngboy is a professional American rapper born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on October 20, 1999. Gaulden started his rapping career in 2015 releasing independent mixtapes gaining a cult following through his work in 2017.
The 22- year- old released his debut album in 2018 which topped the charts. He has then released three albums and 15 mixtapes since 2015.
In today’ s roster, we’ ll peek at the best albums and mixtapes released by one of the youngest talented rappers in the hip- hop industry right now. Make sure to scan through to the edge of the roster.
1. Top
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” Top” is the second studio album by the rapper following his debut album ” Until Death Call My Name” released in 2018. ” Top” was released on September 11, 2020, through Atlantic Records and Youngboy Never Broke Again himself.
With 21 songs and features from prominent rappers like Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne, ” Top” sold over 126, 000 units in the United States in its first week according to the New York Times. The album also peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart on September 25, 2020.
The album is ranked as Youngboy’ s best project he has ever worked on. It was produced by several world- class hip hop producers, TayTayMadeIt, Julia Lewis, Yung Lan, India Got Them Beats, Drum Dummie, WassamWop, Cássio Neeko Baby, JetsonMade, Humblebee.
According to Nielsen Music, the album has received over 156 million streams. It furthermore went platinum in the United States in September though the Louisiana rapper decided to give the platinum plaque given to him by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his album to one of the families of his devotees that passed away.
2. Sincerely Kentrell
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Sincerely Kentrell is NBA Youngboy’ s third studio album released on September 24, 2021, through Atlantic Records and the rapper. Sincerely Kentrell is a solo album or doesn’ t feature any other artist or rapper.
NBA Youngboy had released one track on the album when he was tracked down and arrested by a K- 9 police unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for possessing firearms according to Billboard News.
According to The Sun, the Louisiana rapper was released in late October on a $1. 5 million bail after a judge consented to his petition to move in with an adoptive family.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on October 9, 2021, selling over 137, 000 album- equivalent units in its first week including 10, 000 pure album sales according to MRC Data. Doing so, Sincerely Kentrell became Youngboy’ s US number- one debut on the chart. The album also has received over 186 million streams.
3. AI Youngboy 2
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AI Youngboy 2 is the twelfth mixtape by the Baton Rouge rapper released on October 11, 2019, through Atlantic Records and NBA Youngboy. The mixtape is one of the rapper’ s best projects he’ s worked on so far.
According to MCR Data, AI Youngboy 2 earned over 110k units in the first week. It also had over 145 million streams across all platforms by the end of 2019.
The mixtape also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It features some of the hottest producers such as Mike Will Made It, Wheezy, CashMoneyAP, and JetsonMade.
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